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Assessment

There should not be much change in South Metropolitan regiona. Assuming the Labor vote falls and the Liberal vote rises, then both sides will again elect 2 MLCs, with the fifth seat falling to the Greens.

(*) MP Changes

In February, Lynn MacLaren (Green) filled the vacancy caused by Jim Scott's decision to contest the lower house seat of Fremantle. Casual vacancies in the WA Legislative Council are filled by a countback of votes from the last election, and MacLaren was number 2 on the Greens ticket in 2001. She will fill the seat until the Council expires in 21 May. If successful in being elected at the 2005 election, she will stay on in the Council after that date.